, 1887-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
st. John says that in 1888 the pro-
hibitiouists will parallel the Free
mont campaign" and in 1892 Will
''elect their Abraham Lincoln"
Henry George calls his defeat his
Bull Run. Unfortunately for him
his bull refused to run, but challenged
the locomotive with the usual result.
The track Is mussed up, but there is
no bull.
Henry George will doubtless cast
| his influence with the Carlisle demo-
cracv next year, for in q letter writ
ten to Il Connecticut friend, i'll 1856,
he said: Il am free-trader, pure
and absolute"
A mass meeting has been called at
Ellensburg on the 26th of December
to consider what shall be done to-
ward petitioning the coming leglsla-
ture to locate the capital of Wash
ington territory at Ellensburg.
All the English newspapers are
congratulating President Cleveland
on his free trade message" There
are some millions of American voters
with whom this congratulation will
not have the force of a recommenda-
ton.
Chicago, which has increased its
territory and added to its population
by taking in sundry suburbs, now
lays calm to population of 100000.
Probably the estimate is too large,
but it would not be surprising if the
city scored up its million within five
years.
1t is reported from Washington
that Randall is assured of the sup
port Of thirty eight projection demo-
Gratis upon any stand he may take
upon the tariff. Since the democrat
ic majority in the house is only fif
teen, this makes Randall good deal
bigger man thon Cleveland
The Gloucester fisheries are ex
pensive in more ways than one. A
Boston paper computes that during
the year Just ended seventeen fishing
vessels have gone down, 127 fisher
men have lost their lives, 6d women
have been made widows, and 81 chill
dren have rendered fatherIess
There is very strong probability
that the Vancouver. Klickitat & va
kima railroad will be built. 1t has
been decided to have a preliminary
survey made from Yakima City to
the Klickitat pass, connecting with
the survey from Vancouver to that
point, to detirmine the feasibility of
the route.
OF the 100000 Hebrews computed
to be in the United States, at least
l25, ,00U are settled in New York.
Among them are many milliOnaires.
A New York paper recently publish
ed list Of nineteen Hebrews III that
city whose fortunes range from ST.
100000 up to $4,000, 900 each.
The trustees of the territorial asy
lum at Steilacoom have Instructed
Secretary Woodruff; to announce that
the new building is about completed,
and that it will be thrown open for
the inspection of the public DecCm-
| DtI AZ, IL anu lfs oODh GiSSI hhlSh II
will be occupied
The last public paper of any length
written by Samuel j. Tilden was a
letter to Speaker Carlisle urging the
fortification of our coasts and harbors.
Democrats who revere the memory
OF Tilden are therefore estopped crit
| icising Blain's recent declaration
that a system of coast and harbor
fortification ought TO be adopted,
would be one of the means of keep
ing down the surplus i'll the treasury.
S. +. Chronicle: The wool
growers, fruit raisers and raisin
makers of California will help to roll
up a majority of 10000 against Cleve-
land if he is nominated, which IS.
doubtful. If Cleveland
is the democratic candidate for pres
ident 1888. New Jersey will not be
doubtful state 1t will give big
majority to his opponent"
A dispatch from Washington says
the fisheries commission has ad-
joured to January Sth, having reached
nc conclusions as to settlement or
treaty, the hitch being laid at the
door of the Canadians. 1t will pro
baby be discovered, however, that
the commission has actually come to
an agreement, but the facts will be
kept secret until the treaty is sent to
the senate
Il believe, that the nominee of
republican party will be elected on il
party platform in which great stress
will be laid upon the necessity of
protection to American industries.
The protection ISSUE is one strong
enough for the republicans to go to
the country on without fear of de-
feat. Here is one of Blainc's strong
est points as candidate for 1888.
He is absolute infused with the
principles of protection, and is the
ablest living exponent of their sound
ness. s."-Senator Palmer.
Portland Telegram: How not OF
DO it" is engrOssing the thoughts of
Washington territory Legislators con
cerning woman suffrage. The last
proposition is to add Il clause 10 the
bill comforting the franchise upon
women that requires foreign born
women TO reside twenty years in the
United States before they are pcr-
mitted to vote Anything, seemingly,
to kill the measure, without coming
ont square against it, and thus
jeopardizing the possible political
chances of would-be statesmen in
the future.
The next presidential election will
be carried by the new voters In
New York over 20N,000 voters who
have never yet voted in presiden-
tial election will have the right to
vote for the first time in 1883; in In
diana over 10000 and in New Jersey
over 1900; and it is maintained that
if the republicans receive iifty.tive
out of every 100 of the new voters